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Most recent forum messagesenSun, 11 Nov 2012 18:33:11 GMTJive SBS 4.5.6.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/)2012-11-11T18:33:11ZenRe: What is this worm-like thing?http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/25237?tstart=0#25237
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:a055ce9c-5666-4268-8aaa-f676195d7131] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p style="background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Hi</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p style="background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Its a hairworm fascinating creature&#160; <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematomorpha" style="text-decoration: initial; color: #228900; background-position: no-repeat no-repeat;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematomo</a></p><p>You can see them usually fall off trees and people call them a hellicopter<span class="jive_macro jive_emote" src="/natureplus/4.5.6/images/emoticons/cool.gif"></span></p><p>Jas</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:a055ce9c-5666-4268-8aaa-f676195d7131] -->Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:33:11 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/25237?tstart=0#25237Jaspreet2012-11-11T18:33:11Z2 years, 4 months ago0Re: What is this worm-like thing?http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/25235?tstart=0#25235
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:b0f8d712-7f56-417a-a2eb-bb9d0bb9c6e6] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Thanks Steve,&#160; weird but fascinating huh!</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:b0f8d712-7f56-417a-a2eb-bb9d0bb9c6e6] -->Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:59:21 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/25235?tstart=0#25235Lena2012-11-11T16:59:21Z2 years, 4 months ago0Re: What is this worm-like thing?http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/25233?tstart=0#25233
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:1410caf9-0a3f-4ded-b109-d0d8f1e80448] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Here's another link with more information:</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/entomology/entupdates/Indoor_pest/horsehair_worm.htm">http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/entomology/entupdates/Indoor_pest/horsehair_worm.htm</a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>They are also called Gordian worms after the legend of the Gordian knot.&#160; As it says in the above "</p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">One common name of nematomorphs is "Gordian worm", which originated from its similarity in appearance to a knot, specifically one created by Gordius, King of Phrygia around 330 B.C. As the mythical story goes, Gordius used this knot to bind a chariot to a pole. He declared that whoever could undo the knot would be ruler of all Asia. The challenge ended when Alexander the Great, when not able to untie the knot, cut it apart with his sword."</span></p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:1410caf9-0a3f-4ded-b109-d0d8f1e80448] -->Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:46:31 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/25233?tstart=0#25233Drosophila2012-11-11T16:46:31Z2 years, 4 months ago10Re: What is this worm-like thing?http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/25227?tstart=0#25227
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:c5e37643-9d23-4d5e-824b-05409f33d164] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hi</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Its a hairworm fascinating creature&#160; <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematomorpha">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematomorpha</a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Steve</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:c5e37643-9d23-4d5e-824b-05409f33d164] -->Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:55:33 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/25227?tstart=0#25227basquesteve2012-11-11T13:55:33Z2 years, 4 months ago10What is this worm-like thing?http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/25224?tstart=0#25224
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:7442208c-f376-4a95-877b-0868d337ba4b] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p><a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/2-25224-43248/100_1043.jpg"><img alt="100_1043.jpg" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" height="338" onclick="" src="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-25224-43248/450-338/100_1043.jpg" width="450"/></a>I found a worm-like beastie outside on a wet concrete path.&#160; It is about 8-10 inches long, 0.5mm thick, with a hard exterior,beige grey in colour with a dark brown tip at each end.&#160; When I scooped it up in a dustpan to look at it, it writhed about and curled itself up.&#160; I have seen it three times now in the same place. Anybody got any ideas?</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:7442208c-f376-4a95-877b-0868d337ba4b] -->Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:29:05 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/25224?tstart=0#25224Lena2012-11-11T12:29:05Z2 years, 4 months ago40